Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-30
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS CLEANED PROM
OUR EXCHANGES.
A Spicy and Interesting Compilation Of
What is Going On in the
Interior

like TO have some specific information.
For six years or more this so-called Black
has been subjected TO peri
OdiCal spurts and revivals, and then fol-
lows Il long subsistence The route and
It's advantages have been gone over a
half dozen times or more by engineers,
both home and foreign, and by syndi-
Gates capitalists, railroad builders and
Ill sol Is of people who make great demon
STATIONS on paper, but accomplish nothing
Of substantial character. The people are
losing confidence i'll the enterprise, rs they
have been fooled so often, that they are
growing lncredulous Of anything ever be-
ing done. MeSsrs Higley and Granger
had some kind of an option OH the road,
which has expired, and now they want that
option extended for limited period. Their
object is, most likely, to sell the charter
and franchise and make some money ont Of
the deal.
1t seems to be asking n great deal for
the citizens along the line to accept every
thing said about the great trunk line from
Chicago to Norfolk rs so much gospel,
when the utterances and declarations OF
the past have disappeared rs fast as
made. Why cannot railroad magnates Of
means, who represent something in the
financial and railroad world, come to the
front and give the people evidence of
purpose TO do something tangible.
AGAIN IN TROUBLE.
NObe Hunter, of Writ county, recently
returned from the penitentiary, where he
served term OF imprisonment for cattle
stealing is again in trouble, and iugi-
tive from justice. During Hunters inn
prisonment his wife sought and obtained 4
divorce from him and has since supported
herself and child. When Hunter returned
and found himself minus wife and child,
he was furious, and has made himself very
troublesome to his former wife, hanging
about after her and threatening her life.
Last Tuesday the man became more
abusive and threatening than ever, and
as a matter of Self-proteCtiOn his divorced
wife went to Elizabeth in the even
ing aud swore out warrant for
his arrest. The papers were placed in the
hands OF Constable G. :. Evans, who found
his man ut Burning Springs, and placed
him under arrest. Hunter OccaslOned no
trouble to the officer until Wednesday
while at breakfast at the Raider
Hotel, when the prisoner suddenly pre-
tended to have gotten iishbOnc fast in his
throat, sprang from the table, and rushed
out upon porch of the hotel, which stood
some ten or twelve feet above the ground,
and before Officer Evans and Deputy
Sheriff Cain, who happened 10 he present,
the situation the prisoner
leaped from the porch, and was making
$40 time for the woods, which were near
by. The officers gave pursuit, and fired
two shots ut the flying prisoner, hut he
soon gained the woods and made his
escape.
ANOTHER EARN BURNED.
Tx Sheriff Jake Bumgamer, of Writ
had his new barn burned few
nights ago. About year ago he lost a
fine barn aud all its contents by fire, in
vOlving a loss of near 81 900. lie had just
the new barn on the site OF the
old one, and had stored in it some feed,
new moving machine and sulky rake, and
q lot of harness and wagon. One horse
was also i'll the barn at the time of the fire.
The horse, harness and wagon were saved,
but everything else was destroyed. The
origin of the fire is q mystery, but there il
an impression that some raltsmen, whose
timber was mOOrcd near there, may have
been using the barn for some purpose, and
set it on fire. The loss is q
very heavy one, and happening twice in
one year is dOnbly so.
A FIENDISH OUTRAGE.
One of the most ficndish outrages that
ever took place in this State, occurred at
the mouth of Dry Run, Tyler county, on
last Friday afternoon. John W, better
known as "Wcsn Anderson, returning
from Sistersyile, met thirteen year old
daughter of David Shepherd, and brutally
assaulted and violated her persona tearing
almost all her clothing of. After he had
his licndish purpose he
cursed her and threatened to take her life
if she did not keep the matter quiet. But
by this time Joe Wetzel, with two others
whose names were not learned, attracted
by the cries OF the girl, appeared. He was
arrested by Officer Itube Martin hut made
his escape aud the officers are now in
search of him, and if caught, he will prob
ably never be granted trial. Summary
Justice will be- meted out To him.
THE NEW BRIDGE.
Work is being pushed pretty lively now
On the new iron bridge at ShepherdstOwm.
The wOrkmen have taken out the wood
work Of the old bridge from the first span
On the Maryland side, and are at work on
the iron now. Superintendent Fraim CX-
poets TO have completed iron span by
Sunday evening, providing no unforeseen
event occurs to delay it. Work will have
- lie continued OH Sundays rs well as week
days now, rs at this stage of tue proceed
ugs no delay that can he avoided will be
The bridge will evidently be n
very substantial one, rs single pieces of
IRON weigh 9s much ~ three tons.
THE MORM0Es.
A correspondent, writing from Oakland,
says that the MOrmOns who have been doing
work in tine region of Cherry
Tree Meadows have been served with notice
by indignant citizens TO leave the place
within fifteen days or abide the conse-
IuenceS. The elders seem determined to
remain, and are pushing TO completion their
new tabernacle" A later report from Oak
and says that the Mormon elders arrived
there aud left for the west. They were
entirely non communicative. and the most
strenuous efforts failed TO elicit any infor-
nation concerning their intentions.
\ PRETTY ROW.
NJ. McCaw, who clerks in G. IT, Harvey's
store, ut Huntington, strolled around TO
he abode of Mr.. Warning on Sixth avenue
he other evening, for the avowed purpose
,f Gaming Warning for some alleged offence.
Attacking Waring with his cane, he was
carved in. the arm by that en-
5erprizing gentleman with his little knife.
TcCaw's wounds, which are ugly but not
dangerous, were dressed by DR.. Bluhaugh,
md he will doubtless hereafter entertain q
more wholesome respect for "weepins."
Naring was uninjured.
NEW COAL COMPANY.
A company. composed of W. J. Keever,
B. d. Spillman, J. n. Camden, J. A.
Wetherell and ]. n. Camden, jr., all of
has been organized under the
name of 1.-The Consumers Coal and Mining
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